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December 23, 2024

Solar Power

Conservation Northwest
Eastern Wash. Solar Projects Endanger Sensitive Habitat
Dozens of solar developers want to build in Eastern Washington, but the majority are unfamiliar with the sensitive habitat that is prime turf for solar farms.
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Illinois House Passes Energy Transition Act
The Illinois House approved Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s massive Energy Transition Act, sending the bill back to the Senate for expected concurrence on Monday.
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Illinois Energy Transition Act Still Being Debated
Illinois lawmakers continue to debate a landmark energy bill aimed at fighting climate change ahead of a Sept. 13 to save the Byron nuclear plant.
BYD
American Clean Power, Energy Storage Association Merge
American Clean Power Association will absorb fellow trade group U.S. Energy Storage Association at the beginning of the new year, the groups announced.
Distributed Solar Development
Meet the Electric Cooperative Pushing Massachusetts Solar Capacity Forward
Cape and Vineyard Electric Coop. has saved its 25 municipal members roughly $16.9 million in energy costs.
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PJM MIC Briefs: Aug. 11, 2021
The PJM MIC OKd changes on fast-start pricing, 5-minute dispatch, solar-battery hybrids and an issue charge over energy efficiency in the capacity market.
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Vermont Museum Goes 100% Renewable with Bee-friendly Solar
The Shelburne Museum in Vermont sees the installation of two solar arrays on its property as a learning opportunity for visitors about sustainability.
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Too Late to Stop Climate Change, UN Report Says
A new report from the U.N. came to a stark conclusion: Climate change is irreversible, and unprecedented international cooperation is needed to mitigate it.
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PJM MIC Briefs: July 14, 2021
Stakeholders unanimously voted to amend PJM's issue charge addressing the calculation of regulation mileage ratio, asking the RTO for more time to discuss.
NERC
NERC Tries to Stay Ahead of the Curve on Batteries, Hybrids
Interconnection queues across the country are bursting with requests from battery energy storage systems (BESS) and hybrid power plants pairing storage with solar or wind. Because of their growing numbers and the differences in their operating characteristics from traditional synchronous generation, NERC issued a reliability guideline in March on the resources’ performance capabilities and how …

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